Tools Menu

Tools Menu

This appendix shows you the options available from the Tools menu

Tools Menu

Depending upon the currently active window and other conditions, the Tools menu includes:

Work Dates Displays work dates.
Week Start Dates Displays work dates that are the beginning of the work period.
Period Start Dates Displays work dates that are the beginning of the week.
Repetitive Period Start Dates Displays work dates that are the beginning of the repetitive planning period.
Preferences Navigates to the Preferences window where you can define your display options for the horizontal plan and supply/demand detail.
Horizontal Plan– Current Navigates to the Horizontal Plan window, where you can view current supply/demand information for a list of items.
Enterprise View– Current Navigates to the Enterprise View window, where you can view a summary of current supply/demand information. Supply Chain Planning users can also include information from multiple organizations when the current plan is a multi–org plan and the current organization generated the plan.
On Hand Navigates to the View On Hand Quantities window where you can view quantities for items along with project and task references, nettable and non–nettable quantities, and subinventory locations. This gives you a more detailed picture of nettable and non–nettable quantities than the Items window.
Copy Plan Navigates to the Launch Copy Plan window. Once you have generated an MPS, MRP, or DRP plan, you can make a copy that is identical to the original You can then view, implement, and replan either version, discarding the altered plan at any time and preserving the original data.
Plan Status Navigates to the Plan Status window. Information for the plan referenced is presented in 3 tabbed regions allowing you to view current and last options submitted, along with date information.
Supplier–Item Information Navigates to the Supplier–Item Attribute window. Information in Oracle Purchasing. In this window you can define the supplier capacity, processing lead times, the Delivery Calendar pattern, and tolerance fence data.

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